Pond Fork Processing — Accidents

Total: 12 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
11/15/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was in the process of using a water hose to unplug material that was stuck in the heavy media line. When the unclogged material became free it came out the end of the line, striking his right hand,...
09/06/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 191d lost EE's were in process of cleaning sumps and ponds along haul road with A35C Volvo articulating trucks. Stopped for lunch. After lunch injured EE backed truck from the area and traveled approx 110' back...
10/20/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee was sorting out structural steel moving around pieces when a beam measuring about 24""x10""x24"" fell over on his left foot. He was wearing metatarsal boots, but a piece of the steel caught h...
10/27/2003 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 109d lost EE LEFT DEEP MINE LOADING POINT IN 5TH GEAR, HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN 4TH. APPROX 150 FT FROM SCALE HOUSE HE TRIED TO SHIFT FROM 5TH TO 4TH, GOT THE TRUCK OUT OF GEAR, COULDN'T GET IT BACK IN GE AR SO H...
10/03/2003 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost DRIVER STATED THAT HE STARTED OFF HILL WITH LOAD, STOPPED ON LEVEL AREA & PUT TRUCK IN 3RD GEAR,DRIVER STATED THAT HE APPARENTLY DID NOT GET SHIFT ALL THE WAY IN & IT POPPED OUT GOING DOWN THE HILL. D...
01/29/2003 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 12d restricted EMPLOYEE CAME TO THE SAFETY DEPT ON 1/29/03 CLAIMING HIS ELBOW WAS BOTHERING HIM AND THAT HE HAD LOSS OF STRENGTH IN HIS ARM. WHEN ASKED, HE COULD GIVE NO DATE, TIME OR ACTIVITY THAT CAUSED TH E PAIN...
01/11/2003 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 65d lost EE WAS WORKING ON A FLOP GATE ON THE REFUSE SCREEN DISCHARGE ON THE 4TH FLOOR. THE FLOP GATE WAS UP IN THE CLOSED POSITION TO HAVE A 2"" ANGLE THAT RAN THE FULL LENGTH OF THE GATE CUT FOR REMOV AL. TH...
12/02/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost EE WAS WALKING THROUGH THE PLANT AND STUMBLED OVER A WELDING CABLE, TWISTING HIS ANKLE. EMPLOYERWAS NOT NOTIFIED UNTIL 3 DAYS LATER ON 12-5-02 AND SAFETY DEPT. WAS NOT MADE AWARE UNTIL 12-12- 02 OF IN...
11/22/2002 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING ON A BEAM WITH A WELDING HOOD AND HAD SAFETY GLASSES UNDER THE HOOD THAT WERE TINTED. WHEN HE RAISED HIS HOOD TO CHIP THE SLAG, HE HAD HIS SAFETY GLASSES SLID DOWN ON HIS NOSE. HE...
03/24/2002 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 69d lost EE WAS OPERATING A DOZER ON THE STOCKPILE. HE BACKED OVER 4 UNKNOW LEFT BY ANOTHER DOZER AND JARRED HIS LOWER BACK.
05/03/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 71d lost EE WAS MOVING STEEL AND TOSSED A PIECE. THE BEAM HIT SOME GRATING AND BOUNCED BACK, LANDING ON HIS FOOT IT BROKE 2 TOES AND LACERATED THE TOP OF HIS FOOT.
03/19/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost EE WAS IN THICKENER BIN AT AN IDLED PREP PLANT. HE BENT OVER TO PICK UP A PIPE AND HURT HIS BACK.